SOLD OUT - SORRY Warrumbungle Dark Sky Park Launch - 29 September

From AUD$10.00

Duration: 4 Hours

Location: Coonabarabran

Product code: DSPL18

In 2016, Warrumbungle National Park was designated as Australia's first Dark Sky Park. In 2018 the boundary was extended to include Siding Spring Observatory and now, we want to share the pristine night skies above this space with you.Visit the Warrumbungle National Park at night.Bring your own telescope, or look through one of our scopes.

TO BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY

Chief Scientist and Engineer

Prof Hugh Durant-Whyte

***FEATURING

Viewing of Saving the Dark

Fred Watson Under the Setting Sky

Christian Sasse - Astrophotography

Talks by Macquarie University, National Parks and Wildlife and Pendoley Environment

**The evening will feature the Australian premiere of the filmSAVING THE DARKby Sriram Murali80% of the world’s population live under light polluted skies. What do we lose when we lose sight of the stars? Excessive and improper lighting robs us of our night skies, disrupts our sleep patterns and endangers nocturnal habitats. Saving the Dark explores the need to preserve night skies and what we can do to combat light pollution.

Being passionate about Astronomy and the night skies, Sriram Murali took it upon himself to raise awareness on light pollution through filmmaking. He is best known for his viral videos on light pollution, Lost in Light and feature Documentary, Saving the Dark. While these pursuits are his hobby, he also works full time as an analyst, fighting abuse of various Google products.